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Monday, September 19, 2011

UP & COMING

T H E  R E S O R T  S H O P
a t 
k i a w a h  i s l a n d
i s
s h o w i n g 
T W O  B L U E  S T R I P E S
s e p t e m b e r  2 4 t h
1 0 - 6
y a y y!

you'll find a few new jewels below. . .

Thursday, September 1, 2011

F O R YOU U N C O M M O N G O O D S

This collection of new jewels were submitted to Uncommon Goods yesterday for the next jewelry vendor's contest. {the top photo is a still shot from the video - created by zach suggs}

Thursday, March 31, 2011

lauren's bench = a ring graveyard

{march 15}

I must warn you, this is slightly harder than it looks. but t r y try again.
 M A K E  Y O U R  O W N  T O O L S :
burisher & V-tip prong pusher
h a i l s  b a i l s 
ring graveyard = sore sore hands
exceptional. although, it took only eleven trys. 
these t w o pieces {above & below} were made after school hours. {mee tyme jewelry} 







Tuesday, March 29, 2011

when j u l i e said, i do & s t o n e s e t t i n g with tiffany's

 {march 14}
my beloved step-sister on her wedding day {a random shot added to the mix}

s t o n e s e t t i n g with Tiffany's


as you can see, a stone setting bur was perfectly set within my finger - i learned in school to s u p e r glue my wound back together. Surly, that isn't the healthiest of things.
p s ~ an attribute to the c r e a t o r of super glue Dr. Harry Coover who past away today.




the n e w birds nest necklace in the making.


Friday, March 25, 2011

B e a d & B r i g h t and G y p s y Settings

D A Y  t e n  {march 11}
The bead & bright setting comes in a few days but I had to go ahead & s h a r e! The gypsy setting is on the bottom.

there is a good amount of time inbetween the t w o photos - "it aint like poppin on a tupperware top." b l a i n e 
top: a tiger eye cabochon

F L U S H s e t t i n g

D A Y  n i n e  {march 10}





I learned that a Jollyrancher is one of the best tools on the bench. {The jollyrancher spit is what's holding the stones to the face of the ring. It's what you use as a guide to mark the placement of stones.} thank you baine!